Title : Super Bull, Prize Dahlias, Pork Queen & More at the Iowa State Fair
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Super Bull, Prize Dahlias, Pork Queen & More at the Iowa State Fair
[By Marcia Milner-Brage in Des Moines, Iowa]Dream-on is the Super Bull at the Iowa State Fair this year. He was awarded this honor by weighing in at 3050 pounds. He’s a Simmi/Angus, raised on the Brandt Farm in Corning, Iowa. I joined the constant stream of fair goers at the Cattle Barn to gaze upon his massive bovine grandeur and calm.
I’ve recently started drawing on my iPad, using the Procreate app. Until my two-day outing to the Fair, I’d dabbled in protected situations: inside my air conditioned home, seated at a table, with no other people except my husband in the house. Here at the Fair, it was challenging to draw out in the field, on site: either standing up or perched on bleachers, in the glaring sun with 95F degree temperatures, in dusty livestock barns and arenas, surrounded by crowds of people. On the first day, I struggled to get the Apple Pencil to do what I wanted. So frustrated with the lack of results, for the second day I considered defaulting to my tried and true pocket size Moleskine and 5B pencil, but with my husband’s encouragement and a few tweaks to Apple Pencil responsiveness, I persevered. On the second day, I started having fun drawing on my iPad.
Hard to believe, but it’s true, hundreds of people vied to get a seat in the midday sun at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater to watch the 32nd annual Grocery Bagging Contest. Judged for speed, appropriate packing technique and personal appearance, the contestants had come from grocery stores across the state, from small, medium and large towns. The audience watched two finalists at a time. The emcee interviewed each contestant after they had packed.
Emcee: “How do you think you did?”
Contestant: “Pretty good. I didn’t drop the eggs.”
Emcee: “Justin, I see that you were a high school wrestler.”
Contestant: “Yup.”
Emcee: “What do you think your most notable accomplishment is so far?”
Contestant: “I haven’t lost all my teeth yet”. He then dropped his top false teeth to his tongue and showed the Emcee.
Emcee: “How did you prepare for this contest?”
Contestant: “Since April, my nine-year-old daughter has been coaching me. She timed me and told me if I just concentrated I could do better.”
Emcee: “Is she here today?”
Contestant: [pointing to the second row where everyone was wearing the same T-shirt that said Team Kevin] “There she is with everyone else in my family.” [They all wave and let out a hoot.]
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